¹bound

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of BOUND

a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go <the language in the novel really is beyond the bounds of decency>

Synonyms bound, boundary, cap, ceiling, confines, end, extent, limitation, line, termination

Related Words extremity, fag end, terminus; border, brim, edge, margin, rim, verge; outside; bar, barrier, fence, hedge, restraint, stop, wall

the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something <colored outside the bounds of the drawing>

Synonyms borderline, bound, boundary, brim, circumference, compass, confines, edge, edging, end, frame, fringe, hem, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirt, skirting, verge

Near Antonyms center, core, heart; inner, inside, interior, middle, within

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